beth macy

For decades, the Virginia journalist Beth Macy has chronicled some of the toughest true stories in Appalachia. To see the world and her writing from a new perch, she need only step into her yard

A novelist interviews Dopesick writer Beth Macy and the author Silas House, who tells him, “I never trust a writer who doesn’t doubt themselves”

Beth Macy on the power of dinner around the table, handmade quilts, and rooting for Southern underdogs

G&G editors and contributors share what books to cozy up with this autumn

What G&G editors and contributors loved reading this year

New books out this month, including Appalachian noir, a definitive sports biography, a coastal mystery, and a cookbook that’s quite cheesy

A look over the fence at the reclusive Harper Lee

The cookbooks, novels, and nonfiction books that G&G editors and contributors loved most this year

A few thoughts on great Southern reads—and announcing our upcoming book club

A vanishing Virginia island foretells a changing coastline